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S 2143 112th Congress Senate Taxation Alternative and renewable resources Electric power generation and transmission Income tax credits Solid waste and recycling

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production.

Introduced: February 29, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 29, 2012
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude paper that is commonly recycled from the definition of municipal solid waste for purposes of the tax credit for the production of electricity from renewable resources.

What's happening now February 29, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 7, 2012
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2143: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2143/
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"S. 2143: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2143/.
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S. 2143, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2143/.
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[S. 2143: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that paper which is commonly recycled does not constitute a qualified energy resource under the section 45 credit for renewable electricity production.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2143/)
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